During a sigmoidoscopy, doctors can check for inflammation and diagnose conditions like polyps, tumors, ulcers, hemorrhoids, and other conditions that affect the lower colon, including: ...

New Jersey mom of six Elaine Griffin recalls the four main symptoms that led to her being diagnosed with Stage 2b colon cancer last year. Colorectal cancer is on the rise among people under 50 ...

Some people have a sigmoid colon that’s a bit longer than usual, which is a normal variation in human anatomy, she adds. “I was always told I had a long colon,” Grenham recalls.

The patient presented with lower abdominal cramping pain, an urge to defecate, and bloody stools lasting one day. The medical evaluation included imaging tests like the computed tomography scan ...

A review of the polyps of the rectum and colon observed in the Massachusetts General Hospital from 1937 to 1952 revealed 322 cases that were finally diagnosed by the pathologist as benign, or that ...

The 2,058 adults in the study had a history of colon polyps and were between the ages of 45 and 75. Rather than focusing on adenomatous polyps, one of the most common types, the researchers chose ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MDMedically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Polyps in the colon and rectum (together called colorectal polyps) are common in people over age 50. They are usually ...

Hyperplastic polyps in the colon are small bumps in the colon lining which are typically benign. Learn the types of hyperplastic polyps, their causes, and more.

Dr. Nathan Merriman: We are starting to see an increased awareness of the value potential of AI in colon polyp detection that is spreading across our communities. There have been several patients we ...

Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer if you don’t count skin cancers. If the cancer hasn’t spread, then one of the possible treatments is a sigmoid colectomy. That may be a ...

The ascending colon, beginning with a saclike structure called the cecum, is located on the lower right side of the abdomen and curves left below the liver. The transverse colon extends across the ...